The British Society for 18th-century Studies Research Fellowships

British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies / Bodleian Libraries Fellowships
With the Bodleian Libraries, the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies supports a one-month residence in Oxford by a member of
BSECS for research in the Special Collections of the Bodleian Libraries on any topic in the study of the long eighteenth century.

Further particulars, including eligibility criteria and details of the application process, are available from the website of the Centre for the Study of the Book, Bodleian Library,
or by email : bookcentre@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0) 1865 277006

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies / The Georgian Group, Dunscombe Colt Research Fellowship at the Bodleian Library

Research Fellowship at the Bodleian Library
With The Georgian Group, the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies supports a one-month research visit by a member of
The Georgian Group to the Special Collections of the Bodleian Library in the University of Oxford. Applications will be considered from candidates seeking to research
projects relating to the architecture or material culture (for example, sculpture) of the long eighteenth century (1660-1840).

Further particulars, including eligibility criteria and details of the application process, are available from the website of the Centre for the Study of the Book, Bodleian Library, or by email : bookcentre@bodleian.ox.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0) 1865 277006

The BSECS Prize for Digital Resources

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is pleased to call for nominations for the annual prize for the best digital resource supporting eighteenth-
century studies.

The prize is sponsored by Adam Matthew Digital, and is judged and awarded by BSECS.

This prize promotes the highest standards in the development, utility and presentation of digital resources that assist scholars in the field of eighteenth-century
studies broadly defined. Nominated resources should meet the highest academic standards and should contribute in one or more of the following ways:

by making available new materials, or presenting existing materials in new ways;

by supporting teaching of the period at university level;

by facilitating, or itself undertaking, innovative research.

The prize is intended to benefit the international research community, and the competition is open to projects from any country. Resources supporting any scholarly
discipline are eligible. Websites or other resources and projects may be nominated by either creators or users. They must have been first launched on or after 1 January
five years prior to the year in which the prize is awarded. The winner will be announced at the BSECS Annual Conference.

The award of £200 is made annually. The winner is announced at the annual conference in January.

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Teaching Prize

The aim of the prize is to encourage developments in teaching methods and approaches to 18th-century studies. The proposals may cover any areas of the discipline,
be an entirely new course, a unit within an existing course, or a course newly taught. While proposals are welcome from all disciplines within 18th-century studies,
weight will be given to those which combine a number of disciplines or areas of research.

The submission should consist of:

a consideration of the proposed course or area of study.

a brief outline of the course.

a syllabus for the course.

The award of £200 is made annually. The winner will be announced on 1 March.

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies President's Prize

The President's Prize is awarded to the best postgraduate paper at the Annual Conference in January, as nominated by the session chairs and adjudicated by a
special panel, which assesses for evidence of originality, rigour and presentational skills.

The award of £200 is made annually. The winner is announced on 1 March.

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship, with The Queen Mary Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies

The aim of the Fellowship is provide support for an early career researchers: any doctoral student at a British university in their second year of study and above;
and any post-doctoral researcher normally resident in Britain, within five years of the award of their PhD. It will normally involve the Fellow in research in libraries
and archives in London, and also in making contacts with researchers at The Queen Mary Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Fellowship, with The Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies at York

The aim of the Fellowship is provide support for an early career researcher: any doctoral student at a British university in their second year of study and above; and any post-doctoral researcher normally resident in Britain, within five years of the award of their PhD. It will normally involve the Fellow in research in libraries and archives in London, and also in making contacts with researchers at The Centre for Eighteenth-Century Studies at York.

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies Travelling Award, with the Besterman Centre for the Enlightenment

The British Society for Eighteenth Century Studies/Besterman Centre for the Enlightenment Travelling Award is open to any postgraduate enrolled in a higher
education institution in the United Kingdom for research in France on any subject.

The Birmingham Eighteenth-Century Centre
with
The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Postgraduate Travel Award

The award is designed to support a doctoral researcher enrolled at a UK university or postdoctoral researcher normally resident in the UK in visiting and using the eighteenth-century resources of the Cadbury Research Library
at the University of Birmingham. The extensive eighteenth-century holdings of this collection are detailed here:

The closing date for applications is 17 January 2014, and the award must be taken up before 11th July 2014.

The Haydn Mason Lecture

British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies

The Mason lecture was established to mark the retirement of Haydn Mason, a former President of BSECS, from the Ashley Watkins Chair of French at the University of
Bristol in 1994. Taking place every two years at the Annual Conference, its focus is on the European Enlightenment, with a preference for a French perspective to honour
Mason's work. The lecture is designed to promote the work of an early-career scholar, who already has a track record of distinction.

There are also two dedicated Postgraduate Awards, the Thomas Kymer Award to support, in the first instance, a Canadian student attending the annual conference, and the Michael Burden Bursary to support, in the first instance, a musician attending the annual conference.

In 2015, there will be a new Bursary offered. This can be held in any subject, but will be a bursary offered by the BSECS committee's personal donations. It will be called 'The BSECS Executive Bursary'.

The BSECS Events Funding

The BSECS Events Funding Scheme offers small grants, up to a maximum of £250, to support conferences and other events which reflect the aims and objectives of the Society (these can be found in our constitution, available on this website). Funds are limited and so this scheme is competitive. To qualify for funding, applicants must complete the relevant application form. In this form, applicants will indicate how the proposed event is important and timely, and will demonstrate that any BSECS funding will be employed to support participation in the event by postgraduate and early career scholars. Applications will be assessed by the BSECS committee, whose decision is final and binding. Deadlines for application to the Events Funding Scheme are 1 April and 1 October in any year. Please note that applicants must be members of BSECS. Please submit the completed application form by email to the BSECS Treasurer at treasurer@bsecs.org.uk.

2014: Dr Jérôme Brillaud, Lecturer in French Studies, School of Arts Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester
"Parisian Pleasure Domes: Theatre Architecture and Sensory Pleasures in Eighteenth-Century France"

Mary Chadwick Westminster, Aberystwyth University; Aline Gallasch Hall, Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa; Caroline Good, University of York and Tate Britain; Peter Hansen, The Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen; Simon Macdonald, The British School at Rome/University of Cambridge; James Smith, University of Manchester; Gunda Windmueller, University of Bonn; Adam White, University of Manchester; Caroline Watkinson, Queen Mary College, University of London.